Tag: Heathenry

Contributing Authors , Editorials , Eric Word-Weaver Sjerven

Of Roots and Branches: Balancing Tradition and Innovation in Modern Heathenry

By Letter to the Editor

On September 6, 2018

(Written by new HHH contributing author Eric Word-Weaver Sjerven, Gođi of the Hridgar Folk.) Throughout my short years on Midgard, I have seen Heathens debate on the nature of Heathenry and what form

Editorials , John T Mainer

Toxic Masculinity in Heathenry

By John Mainer

On July 13, 2018

I am one of those people that set some feminists off because I do pull back chairs, hold doors, and ma’am ladies that I pass. I also hold the doors for children, men, and anything except draugr, bec

Opinion: The Havamal and the US Immigration Crisis

By Ryan Smith

In Opinion , Ryan Smith

On June 26, 2018

“Hail to the giver! a guest has come; Where shall the stranger sit?” Havamal 2, Bellows translation The days we are living, without a doubt, are the sort that test the integrity of every Heathen. The true essence of all is being revealed as the crucible of conflict, testing values like honor and hospitality we […]

Editorials , Heathen How To's! , Modern Heathenry

Think Like a Heathen, Part 2: Personal Experience

By Cara Freyasdaughter

On April 17, 2018

There are a lot of challenges inherent in bringing any part of a past culture into the modern world. Things as intangible as religious and spiritual beliefs are especially challenging because while hi

Editorials , Heathen How To's! , Modern Heathenry

Think Like a Heathen, Part 1: Lore

By Cara Freyasdaughter

On March 12, 2018

Know’st how to write, know’st how to read Know’st how to stain, know’st how to understand Know’st how to ask, know’st how to offer knows’t how to supplicate, know’st how to sacrifice?

A Personal Encounter with History and Spirit

By Tahni Nikitins

In Editorials

On March 9, 2018

Much of what is “known” about the temple at Uppsala is almost exclusively based on the writings of Adam of Bremen, a Christian chronicler who wrote about the cultic activity at Uppsala without ever having seen Uppsala. Aside from the fact that he likely embellished details related to him by people who had seen Uppsala, the fact that he was closely tied to the Christian church renders him at least moderately unreliable, though certainly not entirely unreliable.

A Pair of Goats

From Canter to Trot

By Xander

On February 12, 2018

Sometimes nature sends you a reminder to slow down and conserve your energy. It is a small kindness, this permission, and it took me years to accept it.

Editorials , Modern Heathenry

Heathen Theology & Asking Good Questions

By Cara Freyasdaughter

On February 5, 2018

What could a modern polytheist theology look like? Theology shouldn't be a fixed thing, locked in stone; like the people whose needs it addresses, it needs to grow and change in order to remain relev

From Pre-Christian Scandinavia to Now: Validating the Worship of the Jötnar

By Tahni Nikitins

In Editorials

On January 15, 2018

Through the course of this series, we've explored archaeological and written evidence of the pre-Christian religions of Scandinavia, which seems to support a less divisive relationship between the Aesir and the Jötnar before the influence of Christianity...

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